. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 10 January, 1914. American Hee Jonrnal tions, making a much larger book, we now offer, side by side with it, this re- print of the original work, as a glori- fication of its author and an evidence of the material progress which over <J<) years of time and his original teach- ings have brought. C. P. Dadant. Hamilton, 111. Bees in Oklahoma '' Beekeeping is a coming industry for ; So says Mr. A. W. Lee, of the Washita County Beekeepers' Association, in a recent letter to this office. He also en- closed a copy of a large poster gotten
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 10 January, 1914. American Hee Jonrnal tions, making a much larger book, we now offer, side by side with it, this re- print of the original work, as a glori- fication of its author and an evidence of the material progress which over <J<) years of time and his original teach- ings have brought. C. P. Dadant. Hamilton, 111. Bees in Oklahoma '' Beekeeping is a coming industry for ; So says Mr. A. W. Lee, of the Washita County Beekeepers' Association, in a recent letter to this office. He also en- closed a copy of a large poster gotten out by his association, to induce more of the farmers in that section to keep a few colonies of bees wherever sufficient alfalfa was raised. Following are a few of the reports copied from the bulletin which was cir- culated throughout the section : I. A. BEWLEY, 2 MILES EAST OF CORDELL. Igi2, Increased from 7 to 15 colonies. 8 $ ISO pounds of honey at I5c 22 50 Total Bain Less supplies Net gain 112 percent. 1013 Increased from 12 to 24. 12 gain, at $10. . 200 pounds of honey taken, at 15c Total gain Less supplies Net gain 05 percent. L. L. BACHELOR. ROCKY, 1013. Increased fromio to 14 colonies, 4 450 pounds of honey taken, at 15c 67 50 Total gain Less supplies Net gain «$ 5o ij6 percent. MRS. ROBERT STEELE. CORDELL. IQI3. Colony purchased ,]une 10, and by Aug. 22 had produced 82 lbs. honey, at I5C.$ Less supplies 30 Net gain 12,00 120 percent. JOHN BOHLEN, EAST OF CORDELL. IIJI2. Increased from i to 4 colonies, at $ Less supplies Net gain 210 percent, I5I3. Increased from 6 to 7, i gain, at Jio t 350 pounds of honey taken, at 15c Total gain 62,50 Less supplies 3 00 Net gain 00 percent. The reader will notice that no deduc- tion was made in these reports for labor expended on the bees, but even with such labor counted in, the reports would ma
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